Around Shanghai: Line 2 extensions, Neocha offices, and Shanghai reclaiming idle land

YES! YES! Testing has started for the Metro Line 2 extensions that would connect our lil’ green rail to both the Hongqiao and Pudong Int’l Airports. Sure, getting there will take a crap load of time if you’re riding the subway, but we are still ecstatic for the option! [Shanghai Daily]

Want to know what the right price is for ayis, drivers, visas and housing? eChinacities breaks it down for you. [eChinacities]

Youth consultancy Neocha opens up their doors and lets you take an intimate peek at their studio in Shanghai, apparently often described as one of the “most eclectic and random” work spaces in the city. [Neocha]

Don’t let your land idle, developers, because apparently the Shanghai Urban Planning, Land and Resources Administration can reclaim it from you – without compensation – if you’ve done nothing with it for two years. [China Economic Review]